Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-11
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
THE JOURNEY PROM MADISON TO ST. PAUL
YESTERDAY.
Scenes Along the ROuts-EnthaSiaSie Greetings at
Various Plaess-Rsospton in St. Paul.
hrs. Cleveland HOnOred--A Tribute
from the President.

President and Mrs. Cleveland arose bright
and early this morning and had finished
breakfast at the Villas residence at eight
O'Clock.
Half an hour later Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
Villas, Miss Villas and Mrs. Cleveland's
maid entered closed carriage together
and were driven TO the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul depot. They quickly
entered the Presidential train, which was
in waiting. A great crowd had assembled,
and watched every carriage critically for
the President, but the latter had resorted
to little strategy.
Immediately after the ladies had left the
carriage, the President, Postmaster Cen
erAl Villas and Mr. Bissell emerged from
the Villas mansion and leisurely sauntered
down Wisconsin avenue on foot.
They stopped frequently to greet people
along the way and seemed to enjoy the
stroll in the morning air They passed
down the ave nue., past the handsome gov
ernment building which the President
eyed with interest, and then entered Capt.
tol Park, through which they pleasantly
wended their way to King street, where
they were in the business center Of the
city. There they were stopped fire.
uuently by enthusiastic individuals,
who wanted to shake the Presi-
dent by the hand, and in no instance
did he hesitate to gratify them. A small
crowd fell in behind the party ami remain
ed with it until it reached the depot, nearly
a mile from the Villas residence. The train
left at 9 O'Clock and reached Lacrosse at 10
O'Clock A salute of twenty-one guns was
fired as the train entered the station. A
throDg Of people, numbering six or eight
thousand, awaited the arrival of the train
and loudly
CHEERED THE VISITORS
As they alighted and crossed the platform
to the carriages. The steam whistles OF
saw mills and steamboats, on the MisSis-
sinpi screamed their loudest. The Mayor
and President of the Board of Trade ac-
companied the President in his carriage.
The entire population with great number
from distance were on the streets. The
train stopped twenty minutes.
The Presidents special train reached
Portage five minutes past ten and stopped
five minutes The entire population was
at the station, and the President and Mrs.
Cleveland appeared upon the platform OF
their ear, giving the people q good chance
10 see theR. The party reached New
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ped four minutes. Between two and three
thousand people were i'll wait ut the station,
and the time of tine President was fully
taken up in handshaking. Mrs. Cleveland
appeared at the window of her car and
divided the attention with tine President.
An artillery salute WIS fired and the w. Z.
Mitchell Grand Army Post, which was la
with their flag flying, gave the
President three IOusing cheers Us the train
pulled out
The special train containing the Presi |
dent, Mrs. Cleveland, the Postmaster Cen
eral and his wife, and the gentlemen COM
posing the party which left Washington
with the President, reached st. Paul ca
actly on time-halt-past five this evening.
The run from Madison was perhaps
the most enjoyable days Journey
the party has experienced since
IT'S departure from Washington. All had
been thoroughly rested during the stay at
Madison, and were in the best of health |
and spirits The weather for the greater
part of the day was as fine rs
II ORDERED On PURPOSE,
and the region through which the travellers
passed is one of the pleasant sections of the
Northwest.
The people along the line and at the
smaller stations were much less demonstra-
tive than those of the regions passed
through earlier in the trip.
Just north of Winona throug of work
men were gathered ami one on horseback
rode up to the slowly moving train to pre-
mentS 3 handsome bouquet. lie reached it
out and thought it safe in her hand, but un-
luckily it was not and fell to the ground, |
The mounted man was embarrassed for a !
moment, but an athletic fellow from |
among the workmen, picked up the flowers |
none the worse for the fall, and amid the |
widest hurrahs of his companions, deliv |
cred them. He will remember the lady'S |
smile as long as he lives. Flying clouds |
and frosty air ushered in the day for
which St Paul has been preparing for a
month pSSt. Towards the middle of the |
afternoon the sun came out and the wealth |
er moderated somewhat, hut is still to-
night decidedly braeing. The crowd is un-
paralleled in the c:ty's history and the old
est inhabitant recalls theVillard expedition, |
the Garfield Obsequies and the winter
carniyals in vain TO remember its
like. Conservative estimate places |
the number of strangers ut fifty thoussnd. |
IL is a good natuTed and courteous crowd, |
eager to see but patient TO wait. About |
$50 the reception committee drove mp to !
the depot. Passing through the throng, |
the committee walked forward to the depot |
platform, boarded the Presidential car, |
and the open door revealed the Presi- |
dent and Mrs. Cleveland standing |
in the parlor beneath the electric |
light. Z. II. Kelly was the first to greet |
the visitors and he in turn introduced the |
rest OF the committee. each being received |
with shake of the hand and pleasant
smile from the Presidential pair. The
brief ceremony over, Congressman Rice
assisted Mrs. Cleveland to alight, and Col.
Kerr stepped TO the platform with the
President. / band Of the Twenty-ffth
Ipfantry was stationed on the |
roof of the station arcade and COM
menced playing. As Mrs. Cleveland
walked down three little, girls stepped for
ward and presented her with three lovely
BOUQUETS of pink roses. The procession
moved up Third to Jackson. Here the
streets were literally jammed with a
sURGING MULTITUDE OF HUMANITY,
which surged after the carriages like great
waves. The President alighted and was
escorted to the handsomely decorated par
lors in the hotel. The President and his
party were introduce to Mayor Smith, who
delivered \ very brief speech of welcome.
The President delivered his response in q
stroug clear voice as follows:
81 was reminded by the Invitation which